Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07

good story on Captain Arson, and
ell who personally know the big
fellow can appreciate it the better.
at was last spring." said my in
forment, "while the team was down
at Hot Springs, that Arson started gut
after breakfast one morning for.s'stroll
through the country air. He wahderedI
along the country highway until ne camss
upon little village church standing bacE
from the road, and as he stood listening&o
the strains of the organ, il oceEr-
red to him that it had been msl9
wear since he had been good
church member, although in ALI other
respects he was q good Christian, if he
was 6 ball player. 'I'll just drop in
said Arson to himself, 'for l feel just in
the mood to listen to good sermon this
morning And as the thought crossed
his mind, the big Businessman stepped
through the doorway into the church and
| took seat. The preacher was gen.
! nine Arkansas backwoods eXpounder OF
| the gospel, who seemed capable of making
but one point in his sermon, and tnat was
| the wickedness of humanity and the hor-
rible punishment it would suffer amidst
the fires OF nell, if it did not reform. An
son stood it as long as ne could, and
then picking up his hat, started TOR the
door.
"'Stop there, young man. shouted the
preacher, es he caught sight OF Anson's
retreating figure. Arson stopped, ana
| the preacher looked over the top of his
spectacles with frown that would have
frozen anybody else but Arson to the
spot, continued: would you deliberately
walk out Of here and down to hell, rather
than stay and listen to me preach?'
"ADson looked confused tor second,
as any man would under the circum-
stances, but soon recovered his self COM
posure, and locking the preacher square
" in the eve, said yes, think would.
And he went"
The base bail prophets are beginning
already to tel how the League clubs are
coming out of the race next season, and
few of the guesses are alike. | shall
make no guesses until the teams report
for DUTY on the LIST of March. Then, per-
haps, may venture prediction. One
thing may pretty surely be depended
upon, however, and that is that the race
will be closer and good deal harder
fought this year than last.
There are many lovers Of the turf
residing outside the city of Chicago who
annually spend two or three days, OF
longer, at our great running race meet,
ings at Washington park, and to such Of
those who reside III --- the 1olloWlDS
chat which I had this morning with Sec
rotary Brewster relative to the coming
meeting, will be of interest:
eve shall have the finest lot of entries
this year that we have had since the clut
gave It's first meetng," said he, ;'as We
snail have fully 157 stables, ismong then
the representative stables of the country.
such as Hag ms, Browns, Corrigal's
: and Baldwin's represented upopour llsfs
. The total number of entries this yearywil
: exceed those of any year past, and 6
glance at the record of past seasons
, shows an increase from year to year, Of
t which any racing. association may wei
feel proud. In 1855, for instance, we had
total of 1874 entries; in 1886 we had
925, and for the coming season OF 1881
, we have 979. One of the most gratifying
! evidences of an increase of interest il
, our American Derby is the wholly unex
, pected increase in the number of entrie:
for 1888. The stakes with the added
, money will be worth this year abou
, 1000. With Ill entries for 1888 tht
stakes will be worth between $1,000 ant
: $4,000, Pretty well worth racing for
isn't it?"
''You are not to give two months
season this year, as you did LAST"
"No. We will make the season shorte.
this year than last. Not because
long season will not pay US, but because
. a shorter season is better for the genera
good of racing interests. The meetin!
will begin June % and end upon July 1G
giving Chicago lovers of running race
about three weeks of the sport"
, "Will there be any steeple-chasing o
hurdle events upon this years pro
grsmme?"
eyes, sir, if we can induce the RICH
class of horses to enter. We don't wan
any cripples, and won't have them, an
- if we cannot secure tlrst-class steeple
, chase and hurdle races for such event
- we will not run them, that is ell there
;, to it."
Il NEWS NOTES.
i Jem Smiths English hackers offer
y put from $4,000 to $4,000 on hir
Il against Sullivan.
: 1t is reported that Jack Dempsey vii
e messed the battle between Jack McAuiff
j. apd Harry Gilmore.
s Trottlng matches are popular in Swe
4 den. and there is not a single bookmake
a in the kingdom.
e A. G. Spalding & Bros. have sold in a
o II 200 toboggins during the past season
e and $40, 600 have been put into public an
e private slides in this city.
9 The Pittsburg Club is going into gen
8 eral athletics. A handsome building WI
q be erected at Recreation Park, In whlc
there will be complete gymnasium Out
n fit, together with bowling alleys, TENN
d courts, etc. A cinder path for sprint run
q ners and cyclists will be provided.
Il A. G. Spalding Bros. have taken OF
n ders for the uniforms of the Chicago
a Detroit, st. Louis (Browns), and Pitts
i burg teams. Orders are already begiI
ming to come in from amateur club
throughout the north and west, and som
of these are to be very handsome in colo
y and design.
y Spalding & Bros. having something lik
:, iftv tobeggan suits at their Chicago stor
: which they are Offering for sale at cos
not wishing to carry them over until mex
- year. Many of them are very rich
Is color.
% Tbara 10 NO poOd reason why ther